Tull

Humble Pie

The Crack

Gold Coast Showman

Artful Productions

Artful Productions was founded in 2011 and completed it's first feature film, The Crack, in
2013 which premiered at the 4th London International Labour Film Festival, 2014. It has
worked with writer and producer Martin Stocks to develop his screenplay Humble Pie since
2013. Also in development are Gold Coast Showman, written by Irvine Welsh and Phil Vasili,
about Victorian sporting celebrity Arthur Wharton and Felt and Batten, a parallel tale of a
roofer and a refugee set during the Tottenham riots of 2011.

Artful Films

Artful Productions's sister company, Artful Films, was created in 2015 to develop Tull, a
feature
project about Walter Tull, a professional footballer for Spurs and Britain's first Black army
officer and who died at the Second Battle of the Somme, March 25th 1918. Mark Foligno (Exec
Producer, The Kings' Speech) is on board to produce.

Current Projects

Tull

This film will tell the amazing, untold story of a true-life hero, Walter Tull,
professional footballer and World War One hero. A player at Clapton, Tottenham
Hotspur and Northampton Town he went on to become one of this country’s heroes
during the First World War, working his way up through the ranks from volunteer to
officer

Humble Pie

A British comedy inspired by the real-life Yorkshire tradition of making the
worlds’
largest pie, The Denby Dale Pie.
Bizarre Yorkshire pie factory Humble Pies competes to make the world’s largest pie
in effort to save their struggling business. Their gang of misfits must rediscover
their sense of community and love for pie-making as they take on defending champion
and local villain Barnaby.

Gold Coast Showman

This film will tell the untold story of a remarkable Victorian sporting celebrity
who was once a household name but who until very recently had been erased from
Britain’s sporting history: Arthur Wharton, the world’s first Black professional
footballer and 100 yards world record holder.

About Us

Phil founded Artful Films and Artful Productions to produce feature film The
Crack in 2013, which he wrote and directed. He wrote the screenplay
for Tull
based upon his biography Walter Tull, 1888-1918, Officer, Footballer. (Raw
Press, 2009). His stage play Tull, had a very successful three week
run at
the Octagon Theatre, Bolton, February-March 2013. He was executive producer
on Antonio’s Breakfast which won the short film (drama) BAFTA 2006.

Mark has overseen more than a hundred and fifty film projects and was
Executive Producer on The King's Speech and co-produced Moon.
He is a
seasoned producer of international feature films and is on board to produce
Tull.

Welsh's books have made him a cult figure within the writing world since the
1990s. The best-known being Trainspotting which as both as a book and
a film
(1996) was a box-office smash worldwide. Of his other works, three have been
brought to screen, Filth (2014) Ecstasy (2012) and The Acid
House (1998)
Filth, in particular received international acclaim. Welsh is
currently
working with Danny Boyle on the the prequel to Trainspotting, Porno.

Comedy screenwriter and producer. Wrote feature screenplay Humble Pie,
recently commended by BAFTA and a quarter finalist at The Blue Cat
Screenplay Award and Screen Goldmine Competition. Created popular comedic
blog How to Man-Manage Your Manager in a job you hate, now being
animated as
a web-series. Has written and produced numerous factual programmes for Sky
TV, as well as short films. Worked with Phil Vasili adapting his novel Felt
and Batten into a feature screenplay.

Richard Dickinson is a leading technology professional and entrepreneur with
over
13 years’ experience across a wide range of high-tech markets. He is
co-founder
and CEO of Short Films 4 U (SF4U) that is a next generation online film
publishing and distribution business.

One of the UK's leading human rights barristers and campaigners. Awarded an
O.B.E. In 2010 for his contribution to international human rights and
equality and work as Chair of the Society of Black Lawyers. In 2012 the
National Bar Association awarded Peter the Ronald Harmon Brown for
"International distinction". Peter has appeared in stage productions at the
Tricycle Theatre. Tull is his first film as executive producer. He is
legal
advisor to both companies.

Contact Us

Want to say hello? Want to know more about us? Give us a call or drop us an email and we will get
back to you as soon as we can.